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sub·ject 
[n., adj. suhb-jikt; v. suhb-jekt] Pronunciation Key
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[n., adj. suhb-jikt; v. suhb-jekt] Pronunciation Key –noun
–adjective
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation. |
| 2. | a branch of knowledge as a course of study: He studied four subjects in his first year at college. |
| 3. | a motive, cause, or ground: a subject for complaint. |
| 4. | the theme of a sermon, book, story, etc. |
| 5. | the principal melodic motif or phrase in a musical composition, esp. in a fugue. |
| 6. | an object, scene, incident, etc., chosen by an artist for representation, or as represented in art. |
| 7. | a person who is under the dominion or rule of a sovereign. |
| 8. | a person who owes allegiance to a government and lives under its protection: four subjects of Sweden. |
| 9. | Grammar. (in English and many other languages) a syntactic unit that functions as one of the two main constituents of a simple sentence, the other being the predicate, and that consists of a noun, noun phrase, or noun substitute which often refers to the one performing the action or being in the state expressed by the predicate, as He in He gave notice. |
| 10. | a person or thing that undergoes or may undergo some action: As a dissenter, he found himself the subject of the group's animosity. |
| 11. | a person or thing under the control or influence of another. |
| 12. | a person as an object of medical, surgical, or psychological treatment or experiment. |
| 13. | a cadaver used for dissection. |
| 14. | Logic. that term of a proposition concerning which the predicate is affirmed or denied. |
| 15. | Philosophy.
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| 16. | Metaphysics. that in which qualities or attributes inhere; substance. |
| 17. | being under domination, control, or influence (often fol. by to). |
| 18. | being under dominion, rule, or authority, as of a sovereign, state, or some governing power; owing allegiance or obedience (often fol. by to). |
| 19. | open or exposed (usually fol. by to): subject to ridicule. |
| 20. | being dependent or conditional upon something (usually fol. by to): His consent is subject to your approval. |
| 21. | being under the necessity of undergoing something (usually fol. by to): All beings are subject to death. |
| 22. | liable; prone (usually fol. by to): subject to headaches. |
| 23. | to bring under domination, control, or influence (usually fol. by to). |
| 24. | to bring under dominion, rule, or authority, as of a conqueror or a governing power (usually fol. by to). |
| 25. | to cause to undergo the action of something specified; expose (usually fol. by to): to subject metal to intense heat. |
| 26. | to make liable or vulnerable; lay open; expose (usually fol. by to): to subject oneself to ridicule. |
| 27. | Obsolete. to place beneath something; make subjacent. |
[Origin: 1275–1325; (adj.) < L subjectus placed beneath, inferior, open to inspection, orig. ptp. of subicere to throw or place beneath, make subject, equiv. to sub- sub- + -jec-, comb. form of jacere to throw + -tus ptp. suffix; r. ME suget < OF < L, as above; (n.) < LL subjectum grammatical or dialectical subject, n. use of neut. of subjectus; r. ME suget, as above; (v.) < L subjectāre, freq. of subicere; r. ME suget(t)en < OF sugetter < L, as above]
] —Related forms
sub·ject·a·ble, adjective
sub·ject·a·bil·i·ty, noun
sub·ject·ed·ly, adverb
sub·ject·ed·ness, noun
sub·ject·less, adjective
sub·ject·like, adjective
—Synonyms 1, 4. Subject, theme, topic are often interchangeable to express the material being considered in a speech or written composition. Subject is a broad word for whatever is treated in writing, speech, art, etc.: the subject for discussion. Theme and topic are usually narrower and apply to some limited or specific part of a general subject. A theme is often the underlying conception of a discourse or composition, perhaps not put into words but easily recognizable: The theme of a need for reform runs throughout her work. A topic is the statement of what is to be treated in a section of a composition: The topic is treated fully in this section. 3. reason, rationale. 17. subordinate, subservient. 20. contingent.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| sub·ject
(sŭb'jĭkt) Pronunciation Key
adj.
n.
tr.v. (səb-jěkt') sub·ject·ed, sub·ject·ing, sub·jects
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sūbiectus, from past participle of sūbicere, to subject : sub-, sub- + iacere, to throw; see yē- in Indo-European roots.] sub·jec'tion (səb-jěk'shən) n. Synonyms: These nouns denote the principal idea or point of a speech, a piece of writing, or an artistic work. Subject is the most general: "Well, honor is the subject of my story" (Shakespeare). |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
subject (n.)
subject (n.)
1315, "person under control or dominion of another," from O.Fr. suget, subget "a subject person or thing" (12c.), from L. subjectus, noun use of pp. of subicere "to place under," from sub "under" + combining form of jacere "to throw." In 14c., sugges, sogetis, subgit, sugette; form re-Latinized in Eng. 16c. Meaning "person or thing that may be acted upon" is recorded from 1592. Meaning "subject matter of an art or science" is attested from 1541, probably short for subject matter (c.1374), which is from M.L. subjecta materia, a loan translation of Gk. hypokeimene hyle (Aristotle), lit. "that which lies beneath." Likewise some specific uses in logic and philosophy are borrowed directly from L. subjectum "foundation or subject of a proposition," a loan-translation of Aristotle's to hypokeimenon. Grammatical sense is recorded from c.1638. The adj. is attested from c.1330. Subjective "existing in the mind" is from 1707.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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subject (v.)
subject (v.)
1382, "to make (a person or nation) subject to another by force," also "to render submissive or dependent," from L. subjectare, from the root of subject (n.). Meaning "to lay open or expose to (some force or occurrence)" is recorded from 1549.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| subject | |
adjective | |
| 1. | possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation" [syn: capable] |
| 2. | being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince" |
| 3. | likely to be affected by something; "the bond is subject to taxation"; "he is subject to fits of depression" |
noun | |
| 1. | the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love" |
| 2. | something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation; "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject" |
| 3. | a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" [syn: discipline] |
| 4. | some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police" [syn: topic] |
| 5. | (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated |
| 6. | a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation; "the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"; "the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities" |
| 7. | a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects" [syn: national] |
| 8. | (logic) the first term of a proposition |
verb | |
| 1. | cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to; "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation" |
| 2. | make accountable for; "He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors" |
| 3. | make subservient; force to submit or subdue [syn: subjugate] |
| 4. | refer for judgment or consideration; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court" [syn: submit] |
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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This
subject
In addition to the idiom beginning with subject, also see change the subject.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
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subject
A part of every sentence. The subject tells what the sentence is about; it contains the main noun or noun phrase: “The car crashed into the railing”; “Judy and two of her friends were elected to the National Honor Society.” In some cases the subject is implied: you is the implied subject in “Get me some orange juice.” (Compare predicate.)
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: sub·ject
Pronunciation: 's&b-"jekt
Function: noun
: the person upon whose life a life insurance policy is written and upon whose death the policy is payable : INSURED —compare BENEFICIARY b, POLICYHOLDER
Main Entry: sub·ject
Pronunciation: 's&b-"jekt
Function: noun
: the person upon whose life a life insurance policy is written and upon whose death the policy is payable : INSURED —compare BENEFICIARY b, POLICYHOLDER
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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subject programming
In subject-oriented programming, a subject is a collection of classes or class fragments whose class hierarchy models its domain in its own, subjective way. A subject may be a complete application in itself, or it may be an incomplete fragment that must be composed with other subjects to produce a complete application. Subject composition combines class hierarchies to produce new subjects that incorporate functionality from existing subjects.
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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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Sub*ject"\, a. [OE. suget, OF. souzget, sougit (in which the first part is L. subtus below, fr. sub under), subgiet, subject, F. sujet, from L. subjectus lying under, subjected, p. p. of subjicere, subicere, to throw, lay, place, or bring under; sub under + jacere to throw. See Jet a shooting forth.]1. Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation. [Obs.] --Spenser. 2. Placed under the power of another; specifically (International Law), owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state; as, Jamaica is subject to Great Britain. Esau was never subject to Jacob. --Locke. 3. Exposed; liable; prone; disposed; as, a country subject to extreme heat; men subject to temptation. All human things are subject to decay. --Dryden. 4. Obedient; submissive. Put them in mind to be subject to principalities. --Titus iii. 1. Syn: Liable; subordinate; inferior; obnoxious; exposed. See Liable.
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Sub*ject"\, n. [From L. subjectus, through an old form of F. sujet. See Subject, a.]1. That which is placed under the authority, dominion, control, or influence of something else. 2. Specifically: One who is under the authority of a ruler and is governed by his laws; one who owes allegiance to a sovereign or a sovereign state; as, a subject of Queen Victoria; a British subject; a subject of the United States. Was never subject longed to be a king, As I do long and wish to be a subject. --Shak. The subject must obey his prince, because God commands it, human laws require it. --Swift. Note: In international law, the term subject is convertible with citizen. 3. That which is subjected, or submitted to, any physical operation or process; specifically (Anat.), a dead body used for the purpose of dissection. 4. That which is brought under thought or examination; that which is taken up for discussion, or concerning which anything is said or done. "This subject for heroic song." --Milton. Make choice of a subject, beautiful and noble, which . . . shall afford an ample field of matter wherein to expatiate. --Dryden. The unhappy subject of these quarrels. --Shak. 5. The person who is treated of; the hero of a piece; the chief character. Writers of particular lives . . . are apt to be prejudiced in favor of their subject. --C. Middleton. 6. (Logic & Gram.) That of which anything is affirmed or predicated; the theme of a proposition or discourse; that which is spoken of; as, the nominative case is the subject of the verb. The subject of a proposition is that concerning which anything is affirmed or denied. --I. Watts. 7. That in which any quality, attribute, or relation, whether spiritual or material, inheres, or to which any of these appertain; substance; substratum. That which manifests its qualities -- in other words, that in which the appearing causes inhere, that to which they belong -- is called their subject or substance, or substratum. --Sir W. Hamilton. 8. Hence, that substance or being which is conscious of its own operations; the mind; the thinking agent or principal; the ego. Cf. Object, n., 2. The philosophers of mind have, in a manner, usurped and appropriated this expression to themselves. Accordingly, in their hands, the phrases conscious or thinking subject, and subject, mean precisely the same thing. --Sir W. Hamilton. 9. (Mus.) The principal theme, or leading thought or phrase, on which a composition or a movement is based. The earliest known form of subject is the ecclesiastical cantus firmus, or plain song. --Rockstro. 10. (Fine Arts) The incident, scene, figure, group, etc., which it is the aim of the artist to represent.
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Sub*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subjected; p. pr. & vb. n. Subjecting.]1. To bring under control, power, or dominion; to make subject; to subordinate; to subdue. Firmness of mind that subjects every gratification of sense to the rule of right reason. --C. Middleton. In one short view subjected to our eye, Gods, emperors, heroes, sages, beauties, lie. --Pope. He is the most subjected, the most ?nslaved, who is so in his understanding. --Locke. 2. To expose; to make obnoxious or liable; as, credulity subjects a person to impositions. 3. To submit; to make accountable. God is not bound to subject his ways of operation to the scrutiny of our thoughts. --Locke. 4. To make subservient. Subjected to his service angel wings. --Milton. 5. To cause to undergo; as, to subject a substance to a white heat; to subject a person to a rigid test.
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